Recently graduated, but have graduated a few years later than most my age. No field-related job experience to show for or portfolio. I feel like creating a LinkedIn profile wouldn't help, as I have very little to show on paper... unsure of what to do in my situation. Any and all advice would be appreciated!

I think making a LinkedIn is fairly harmless, but you might want to spend more time on adding work experience so that you can put something on your LinkedIn. What are you doing now to make money or to get experience?

English major... yeah, it's tough out there. I think copywriting would be interesting? But I don't have a portfolio to show off-- which is a big hinderance, I feel like. My current goal right now is to just be on my own; big cities like San Francisco, New York, and L.A. are where all the opportunity is. But with more opportunity, comes more competition.

As for driving for Uber, none of the vehicles my family owns are new enough to qualify. I've checked.

Hey Jdub - good question. Usually the root of these questions are that you don't have any job experience but you have some other experience. Where did you go to school? What was your GPA? Did you take any relevant classes for what you're looking to do? All that can go on your LinkedIn.

At the end of the day, your LinkedIn is a digital resume where you have the freedom to put anything you want that gives an employer a better idea of who you are. Have a website? Put that down. Working on a fun side project? Put that down.

Your resume is a short, one-paper version of who you are. Your linkedin is a fuller digital resume and you can put anything you want that will help employers find you.

TL;DR - definitely make a LinkedIn and find creative ways to flesh it out. It can only help you.

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